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Hakeem Jeffries: “The country clearly has had enough, and we've got to fight for an affordable America.”

On the recordNovember 9, 2026
The country clearly has had enough, and we've got to fight for an affordable America.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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Comment on working with the president post-midterms.

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